2012/2013

MSc (Corporate Finance)

NFQ Level 9, Major award

The MSc (Corporate Finance) may be taken full-time over 12 months or part-time over 24 months from the date of first registration for the programme.

Entry Requirements
Applicants must have:

• A 2H1 degree or equivalent in a business programme or
• Expectation of graduating with a 2H1 degree or equivalent in a business programme in the year of entry or
• A 2H1 degree or equivalent in a cognate discipline with a quantitative element such as mathematics, statistics, engineering or equivalent
• Consideration may be given to applicants who do not meet the above criteria but who have sufficient relevant professional experience subject to approval by the Faculty of Commerce.

Programme Requirements
The programme for the degree of MSc (Corporate Finance) is taken in two parts set out below. Part I consists of a combination of examinations and coursework in a set of specified taught modules to the value of 60 credits. Part II consists of a Research Project to the value of 30 credits.

Students take 90 credits as follows:

Full-Time
Part I
AC6100 Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis (10 credits)
AC6101 Project Finance (5 credits)
AC6102 Investments (5 credits)
AC6103 Capital Markets (5 credits)
AC6104 International Financial Management (5 credits)
AC6105 Corporate Risk Management (5 credits)
AC6106 Corporate Restructuring (5 credits)
AC6107 Corporate Governance and Regulation (5 credits)
AC6108 Venture Capital and Private Equity (5 credits)
AC6109 Business Leader Series (5 credits)
AC6110 Business Research Skills (5 credits)

Part II
AC6111 Research Project (30 credits)
Students must present the research project by the first Friday in October in the academic year, following completion of MSc Part I.

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules, 2012/2013

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2013 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2012/2013.

Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Finance exit award (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
Students who successfully achieve the pass standard in the examination may opt not to proceed to Part II and may opt instead to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Finance.

Part-Time
Part I - Year 1
Students take 30 credits as follows:
AC6100 Valuation and Financial Statement Analysis (10 credits)
AC6101 Project Finance (5 credits)
AC6106 Corporate Restructuring (5 credits)
AC6107 Corporate Governance and Regulation (5 credits)
AC6109 Business Leader Series (5 credits)

Part I - Year 2
Students take 30 credits as follows:
AC6102 Investments (5 credits)
AC6103 Capital Markets (5 credits)
AC6104 International Financial Management (5 credits)
AC6105 Corporate Risk Management (5 credits)
AC6108 Venture Capital and Private Equity (5 credits)
AC6110 Business Research Skills (5 credits)

Part II
AC6111 Research Project (30 credits)
Students are required to submit the research project by the first Friday in October in the academic year following completion of MSc Part I.

Note: Candidates pursuing a part-time programme must present for examination the Summer Examination period of the Second Year.

Module descriptions are contained in the Book of Modules, 2012/2013

Examinations
Full details and regulations governing Examinations for each programme will be contained in the Marks and Standards 2013 Book and for each module in the Book of Modules, 2012/2013.

See also under General Regulations for the Degree of Master.

Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Finance
Students who successfully achieve the pass standard in the examination may opt not to proceed to Part II and may opt instead to be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Finance

Programme Learning Outcomes for MSc (Corporate Finance) (NFQ Level 9, Major award)
On successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

• Derive and apply business solutions from knowledge of the theory and practice of contemporary corporate finance.
• Identify corporate finance problems, analyse their impact, and design solutions that will withstand critical examination.
• Conduct commercial research and analysis.
• Work effectively both as an individual and in teams.
• Communicate effectively with the business community and with society at large.
• Foster leadership potential in self and others.
• Make an immediate and lasting contribution upon entering the corporate finance industry.